Fabio Fabene
Fabio Fabene | |
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| Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops | |
 Fabene on 10 November 2017. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 8 February 2014 |
| Predecessor | Fortunato Frezza |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Montefiascone (2017-) |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Acquapendente (2014-17) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 May 1984 by Luigi Boccadoro |
| Consecration | 30 May 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fabio Fabene 12 March 1959 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic (Roman Rite) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Lateran University |
| Motto | In communione gaudium ("In the communion of joy") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Fabio Fabene (born 12 March 1959) has been the Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops since his appointment on 8 February 2014 by Pope Francis. He was consecrated bishop on 30 May 2014.
Biography
Early life
Fabene studied at the minor seminary in the diocese of Montefiascone. He went on to complete his studies in theology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Viterbo and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Montefiascone on 26 May 1984. He was sent to Rome where he earned a doctorate in Canon law (JCD) from the Pontifical Lateran University.[1]
Priesthood and career
He did pastoral work in the diocese and was later appointed chancellor, serving from 1984 until 1998. After this appointment, he taught canon law. Since 1 January 1998 he entered the service of the Roman Curia serving in the Congregation for Bishops where he went on to become head of office in 2010.[2] Since 1996 he worked as a judge in the marriage tribunal of Lazio for Diocese of Rome.
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| Styles of Fabio Fabene | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
He was appointed Under-Secretary of the Synod of Bishops on 8 February 2014 by Pope Francis, Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re and Lorenzo Cardinal Baldisseri.
He was elevated to the episcopate by Francis as Titular Bishop of Aquipendium on 8 April and was consecrated on 30 May 2014.[3] In 2017 he was transferred to the titular diocese of Montefiascone.
Other
Fabene serves as the postulator in the cause of canonization of the late Venerable Cardinal Marcantonio Barbarigo (1640-1706).
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